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6 Reasons to Exercise during Pregnancy

by Criss White

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Many women become inactive during pregnancy, but research shows that the right amount of excercise can be helpful for you and your unborn baby.

  • Improve emotional health - exercise lowers stress and improves emotional health and can make it easier for the new mother to get through the experience of pregnancy.


  • Exercise can help with weight management after the child is born. A common concern with most mothers is losing weight after pregnancy. Exercising during pregnancy can make postpartum weight loss easier.


  • Exercise is good for your unborn baby. By keeping your body healthy, you are also helping out your baby.


  • Reduced pregnancy side effects - Symptoms like headaches, fatigue, swelling, and constipation are common in pregnant women. Exercising has been shown to reduce the occurence of these symptoms.


  • Decrease risk of premature birth - exercise has been shown in studies to decrease the risk of premature birth by about 50%.


    • Make sure to drink plenty of fluids before exercising, have a nutritious diet, and avoid over exertion. Also, listen to your body - if you start feeling sick or nauseous, then you should stop and rest.

    About the Author - Criss White is a professional web writer on baby and new mother topics for baby and pregnancy websites. For baby shower supplies, information, and more baby related articles by this author, visit My Baby Shower Favors (www.mybabyshowerfavors.com) and for more articles visit Baby shower ideas (www.mybabyshowerfavors.com/articles). Note: If you find this article useful, you may reprint it on your website, e-zine, or in your newsletter as long as the credits above remain in tact and the hyperlinks stay active.
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